"A confidante? A music hall? That place must be very profitable." Liu Qiaoer was full of yearning.
"The music house doesn't make money, but it is a den of money, and most of the young men who go there are very serious. I have never been there, but if you are curious, you can go and have a look later." Xia Ying said.
Liu Qiaoer had two thousand taels of silver in her pocket. Pei Yuanshan's poison was about to expire, and Liu Qiaoer gave him a letter and an antidote, proving that another thousand taels were on the way.
Two thousand taels is already a huge sum of money. Liu Qiaoer will not let it stay in the space too quietly. Making money from money is the way to manage money.
"Alright, and I have a bold idea."
That night, there was a howling cold wind outside, but the room was warm with the heated kang.
Unlike Liu Qiaoer, Xia Ying knew Lu Yunzheng's living habits very well.
What kind of clothes cannot be discounted, tea cups must be washed with sleeve water and dried carefully, the lining of shoes and socks must be changed every day, etc.
Compared with Xia Ying, Liu Qiaoer felt that her service to Lu Yunzheng was too rough.
But after Xia Ying made the bed for Lu Yunzheng, Lu Yunzheng waved his hand.
"You go out first."
Xia Ying stood at the head of the kang with her hands hanging down, looking at Lu Yunzheng in surprise: "Sir, don't you want me to serve you at night?"
Lu Yunzheng pointed at Liu Qiaoer who was adding firewood to the two kangs in the yard.
"Let her come."
Xia Ying pouted in grievance: "Sir, Qiao'er is the eldest lady's maid, and I am your maid."
Lu Yunzheng's eyes were like lakes, looking at Xia Ying calmly.
"Without the Lu family, you don't have to call yourself a slave anymore. There are few houses in the yard, so it's not that particular."
At this time, Liu Qiaoer had also packed up and was ready to go back to her room to rest. As soon as she pushed open Lu Yunzheng's door, she suddenly remembered that with Xia Ying there, she didn't have to serve Lu Yunzheng anymore.
Just as I was about to turn around and go back, I heard Lu Yunzheng's dark voice.
"return."
Liu Qiaoer was slightly startled, then turned around and looked at him innocently.
"Don't you have something to discuss with me?"
Speaking of this, Liu Qiaoer happily came to the table and took out paper and pen.
Lu Yunzheng just gave Xia Ying a look. Although Xia Ying was not very willing, she still left and went to Lu Yunxi's room.
There was no one else in the room, and Liu Qiaoer told Lu Yunzheng about her plan to open a music hall.
"I don't know what to do, but I know that the music club is famous for its music. I have a few folk songs from my hometown. If they can be spread, they will definitely make the music club shine."
"However, the money we make from running a music house is small. I heard that the Great Zhou Dynasty holds a Hundred Flowers Fair in the capital every three years. At that time, the courtesans from all over the country will gather together to compete in the six arts. At that time, we can take the opportunity to let the girls from the music house come to the capital to gather information."
As expected, as someone who had seen Hong Xiu Zhao and knew Princess Xuan Ji, Liu Qiao'er had in mind that using women to enter the back house and inquire about the news in the court to form an intelligence agency.
In the simple room, with paper-pasted windows, low beams, and a dark night, listening to the howling cold wind outside, Lu Yunzheng looked at the woman with bright eyes in front of him, and his heart felt warm.
"The idea you see there is easy to think about, but a little difficult to do. These women must not only be both talented and beautiful, but also smart and resourceful. Most importantly, once they are caught, they must not reveal any secrets of the music house. Can you do this?"
Liu Qiaoer bit the pen with her teeth and thought hard.
Yes, the novel only says that Princess Xuanji established the Hongxiuzhao and used women to control the previous dynasty, but the novel did not describe how to control it specifically.
However, she has watched a lot of modern spy war dramas, and after thinking about it, she came up with an idea.
"Go down first. Everyone has a corresponding line. If you meet, you must give a secret signal. If you are doing a mission, you will definitely die. If you succeed, continue to lie down and wait for the next mission. If you fail, you can only commit suicide."
Death soldiers are a killing weapon developed by ancient people.
Since Lu Yunzheng wants revenge, it must be necessary.
He looked at Liu Qiao'er's immature idea, suddenly smiled, and touched her hair: "Okay, you should find a way to make money. It's a good idea, but it's too dangerous."
Liu Qiaoer didn't expect Lu Yunzheng to reject her idea so quickly. She didn't fight for something she was not good at and gave up decisively.
"Okay, since you say no, then let's not do it."
Liu Qiaoer gave up this bold idea, but she had a new idea. There were so many ancient Chinese songs in the space computer, and she could make money with the songs.
When she was not busy, Liu Qiaoer would take out an ancient song from her space and try to change its original five-line score into ancient music score.
She understands modern musical notation, but she can't understand ancient music scores at all.
Holding an old sheet of music, she turned it over and over, but couldn't sing a single tune.
"Miss Qiao'er, what are you doing?"
Ever since he gave his identity to Lu Yunzheng, Gu Mubai has been reporting to Liu Qiaoer's house early every morning. No one knows what the two of them are whispering about in the room.
Every time, Gu Mubai would go back after having lunch.
Sometimes, Liu Qiaoer even suspected that Gu Mubai was just here to eat for free.
Gu Mubai was very happy with the steamed buns in the morning and the vegetarian noodles at noon.
Gu Mubai saw the sheet music in Liu Qiaoer's hand and reached out to grab it. After a careful look, he was shocked: "Where did you get this sheet music? This is the long-lost "General's Order."
"Really?" Liu Qiaoer didn't understand these things. Some of the lost things had been restored thanks to the efforts of archaeologists, and were being circulated in the apocalypse.
"Of course. If you don't believe me, go ask your son. If you sell this music score in the music hall in Beijing, at least..."
Gu Mubai extended a slap.
Liu Qiaoer: "Fifty taels?"
Gu Mubai glared: "Five thousand taels..."
"Wow, it's so valuable..."
There are some ancient music scores in Liu Qiaoer's database. If you look through it carefully, you might be able to find it.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up: "Then do you think if I give this music score to Zuihualou, will they become an instant hit?"
Gu Mubai smiled mysteriously, "Why give it to Zuihualou? There is another famous music house in Fengxin County. The courtesan is the disciple of the famous Xiaoyuexian in the capital, the daughter of the former Minister of Rites, Yue Nishang. If this song is played by her, it will be more charming and more valuable."
Liu Qiaoer felt itchy after hearing what Gu Mubai said.
"Why don't we go and take a look together?"
Gu Mubai was about to nod when he was stopped by Liu Qiaoer again.
"Will she give me five thousand taels of silver?"
Gu Mubai hesitated for a moment and felt embarrassed: "Well, I don't know either."
Liu Qiaoer frowned and said, "Let's go take a look first."
After all, you have to play the song first to know the value of this music score in this world.
The Yue Nishang that Gu Mubai mentioned was from a music hall called Zui Le Fang, which was located diagonally opposite Zui Hua Lou.
The most prosperous economic area in Fengxin County is located in this area, which is connected by five streets, all of which are commercial streets, and are located on both sides of the river flowing through the county.
There are two on each side, and one of the flower towers is right on the boat.
Every night when you stand on the bridge and look out, you can see both sides of the river filled with people, bright lights and bustling activity.
However, during the day, it is quite quiet here. Apart from the shops on both sides of the street, the streets are bustling with people coming and going.